Thanks, Andy! I've seen Streetmix at Public Works open house events. It's cool that they have a free version for non-engineer people like me to play around with.
I have to agree with you that on-street parking has its issues, but my experience with it is primarily in relation to it being a disaster for visibility. Mason Street is particularly bad for it, but things also get tricky crossing Wolfe Street at Federal toward the Friendly City Food Co-Op (or coming out of the upper deck of the Elizabeth Street parking deck in a car) or when crossing Liberty Street at Grattan where the WWI statue is.
I appreciate the proposal for Mason that you’ve given from Streetmix, but wonder if it is possible to fit everything in and hit the minimums. If Mason Street requires a concrete gutter between the curb and asphalt—which I believe it does—that gutter would take up 4’ of the 38’ total width and bike lanes or buffers would have to be reduced a bit to accommodate (since vehicle lanes are already at their minimum width). Other than that, you know I’d love to see it.
Overall, I’ve been heartened by what I’m hearing from Public Works lately in terms of bike lanes and related infrastructure, at least along non-residential streets. At this evening’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Sub-committee meeting, there were several roads mentioned that are being repaved with VDOT road maintenance funds this year and which will be reconfigured to narrow vehicle lanes and add bike lanes and/or buffers in the process. (Due to the funding source, physical barriers or other additions to the road are not possible, but changes in the placement of lane paint are.) Mt. Clinton Pike seems to be the road which will see the most improvement, but there are others as well. It’s not perfect, but it’s something. Any improvement, no matter how small, is a step in the right direction. More details can be found in the presentation shared here: https://harrisonburg-va.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13947029&GUID=A0B400A8-97A9-4FB4-8DA5-76FE5EE795C8
Always happy to hear about people using streetmix. 😁
Thanks, Andy! I've seen Streetmix at Public Works open house events. It's cool that they have a free version for non-engineer people like me to play around with.
I have to agree with you that on-street parking has its issues, but my experience with it is primarily in relation to it being a disaster for visibility. Mason Street is particularly bad for it, but things also get tricky crossing Wolfe Street at Federal toward the Friendly City Food Co-Op (or coming out of the upper deck of the Elizabeth Street parking deck in a car) or when crossing Liberty Street at Grattan where the WWI statue is.
I appreciate the proposal for Mason that you’ve given from Streetmix, but wonder if it is possible to fit everything in and hit the minimums. If Mason Street requires a concrete gutter between the curb and asphalt—which I believe it does—that gutter would take up 4’ of the 38’ total width and bike lanes or buffers would have to be reduced a bit to accommodate (since vehicle lanes are already at their minimum width). Other than that, you know I’d love to see it.
Overall, I’ve been heartened by what I’m hearing from Public Works lately in terms of bike lanes and related infrastructure, at least along non-residential streets. At this evening’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Sub-committee meeting, there were several roads mentioned that are being repaved with VDOT road maintenance funds this year and which will be reconfigured to narrow vehicle lanes and add bike lanes and/or buffers in the process. (Due to the funding source, physical barriers or other additions to the road are not possible, but changes in the placement of lane paint are.) Mt. Clinton Pike seems to be the road which will see the most improvement, but there are others as well. It’s not perfect, but it’s something. Any improvement, no matter how small, is a step in the right direction. More details can be found in the presentation shared here: https://harrisonburg-va.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13947029&GUID=A0B400A8-97A9-4FB4-8DA5-76FE5EE795C8